Staff halter



Jan. 3, 1928.

C. J. SPENCER STAFF HALTER Filed Jan. 28. 1927 ATTO R N EY WITNESS:

Patented Jan. 3, 1928.

'UNITED STATES `conrn JUDsoN SPENCER, or DUNDEE, NEW YORK'.

STAFF Y Appication led January My present invention has reference to a'controlling device for animals which I shall 'term a staif halter. l Y

i controlling cattle for dehorning or other operations about the head ina manner where; by the neck of the animal maybe twisted and the headheld in desired positions with respect to the convenience of theveterinary it surgeon.

A further object is the provision ofa staff that embodies acomparatively simple construction which may be easily positioned on thehead of the animal for firm engagement is therewith and whereby aturning of the device will cause the twisting of the neck of the animalto arrange one of the animals horns in a perpendicular position i sothat dehorner shears can be operated horizontally Q1" even whentheanimal is in its manger, with the result that the dehorning may beaccomplished in a quicker manner thanis ordinary, yand likewise in amore humane man-4 ner-inasmuch as the quickness in which the horn isremoved lessensthe pain of the aninnl. n

further object is theprovision of a de- 'vice for this purpose whichmaybe conveniently secured on the head .and neck pon i tions of varyingsizes of animals and wherein the parts constituting the improvement 'areseparable so that the same can'be readily cleanedor folded into a smallpackage when notrequired for use.`

To the attainment of t-he above broadly stated objects and others whichwill present `'themselves as the nature'ofthe invention is betterunderstood, the improvement also resides in further novel features ofconstrueH tion, combination and operativeassociation of parts, asatisfactory embodiment of which is disclosed by the'accompanyingdrawings.

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Figure 1 is ya side elevation of my improvement iii-applied position.

` Figure 2 is a` top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a perspective viewlooking to-y ward the jaws of theimprovement.

Figure 4 is a y.detail sectional view approX- imately on'the line 4-4 ofFigure 2.y

Figure' 5 is a transverse sectionalview approximately on theline 5 5 ofFigure 2.

Figure 6 is a detailperspective viewrto more clearly illustrate thejoint between the jaws.

lbe halter particu of `my' device includes HALTER.

2s, 1927. semi No. 164,331.

a pair ofmembers, .eachv of which includes av straight armu 1'--1,. Thearmshave one of l i their ends curved downwardly. and out- An. object isthe provision of a device for wardly," as at 2 2", `and these curvedends provide what I will term jaws. The jaws 2. and i2 have their endsformed with spaced knuckles SW3 and 4 4. Oneof the end knuckles 3 of thejaw 2 is notched, as at 5, theisecond knuckle of the said jaw 2 beingprovided with ar `threaded opening through which is screwed a bindingbolt G. The knuckles 4 of thejjaw 2 have their sides formedwithoutstanding lugs 7, and thesey lugs arefdesigned to Contact with theunder face of thejaw 2 for limiting the swinging of the jaws to openposition. By this ai rangementvthe jaws constituting the halter may bearranged on animals of different sizes. f f f The numeral 8 designatesthe staff of the improvement. This staff may be of wood, i and one ofitsends passes through the aligning knuckles 3' and 4.and Aprovides apintle for such knuckles. On the stad 8 there is a lug` i) that entersthe notch and the binding screw 6 is designedffor frictional4 engagefgrooved'rwheels 15 and 16, respectively. The' arm 1,v belowthe bracket14, has aneye extension 17. The outer end of the arm 1 has bothitsnupper and lower edges .provided with eye vmembers V18 land 19,respectively, andthe upper edge of the said member, ladjacent to the jaw2,fis provided with anthroughthe eye 19, then through the eye 18, andfrom thence beneath the grooved wheels other eye20. -FiXedly secured inthe eye` 17 there is a rope 21. This cable is-.trained first 15 and 16,and directed through the eye :20.*V

kBy reference to Figure 1 ofthe drawings it A will be seen that by thisarrangement the 1 ropey is arranged around `the neck and the front oftheupper jaw of the animal." The numeral 22 designates `a binding screwthat holds the handlell in the coupling 10. Thel lll rope 2l isbroughtaround the back of the handle, from thence around the binding screwthence back upwardly and through `the part of the rope that contactswith theY handle. in this manner the rope is selfholding, and also itwill be seen that the binding screw 29 not only serves for holding thehandle in thecoupling l() but also as a nieans for holding the rope orcable. The jaws 2 and 2 receive the under jaw of the fanimal therein, asclearly disclose-d in Fig. l of the drawings, the arms l and l beingdisposed along 4the sides of the aniinals face. lVhen the cable is drawntaut, as above stated, the handle 1l may be turned to twist the animalsneck so that one side of the face ofthe animal will be sustaineduppermost. either for treatn'ient or dehorning. 1When the animal is tobe dehorned, the shears can be applied in a horizontal direction andthus conveniently operated by the veterinarian. The pin 9' entering thenotch i in the `knuckle 3, together with the binding screw G affords ahrm engagement between the statt 8 and the jaw or halter portion of theimprovement, and when the de- `vice is `not required for use the screwor bolt 6 may be released from engagement with the staff 8, whichVpermits of the withdrawal of the staff through the knuckles?) andfLland the separation of the jaw members of the improvement. Y This permitsthe several parts of "the improvement being readily-cleaned andlikewise. stored to produce a small package when not required for use.Of course, the handle ll may be removed fromthe coupling 10 byunscrewing the binding nut 2Q. Y

Inpractice', should it be found desirable to cheapen the constructionthe jaws may be constructed to provide stationary objects.

rThe simplicityand advantages of my construction will be perfectlyapparent to those skilledin the art to which such invention re lates,when the foregoing description has been carefully read in connectionwith the accompanyingl drawings so that a further detail descriptionwill not be required. It is, ofcourse, to be understood that l do notwish to be restricted to the precise details of construction herein setforth and may make such changes therefrom as fairly fall within thescope of what .l claim. y

Having described the invention, l claiin- 1. A device for the purposeset forth, comprising two hingedly connected vjaw members which mergeinto'parallel arms, a stad providing-a pivot for thejaws, ananglehandleon the outer end of the staff, a liexible element fixed to the outer endof one of the arms, guide means on the end of the second arm'thro'ughwhich the flexible ele- 1 ment is trained. grooved rollers on the armsof the first mentioned jaw, a second guide on the Second n'ientioned armfor the flexible element, and said element designed to have its endwound around and secured to the handle.

2. A device for the purpose set forth, a halter including parallel metalarms having one of their ends rounded and merging into spacedinterengaging knuckles, a staff having one end passed' through theknuckles and providing a pivot for the aws, interengagingineans betweenthe staff and one of the knuckles of one of the jaws, binding meanscarried by the second knuckle of the said jaw engaging the staff,outstanding lugs on the knuckles of the second jaw for limiting theoutward swinging of both jaws, a removable angle handle on the outer endof the statt, a pair of spaced brackets on one of the arms, gioovedvwheels journaled in the brackets, inner upper and lower eyes on thesecond arm, a cable fixed to the first mentioned arm below the outerbracket, trained through the last nientionedlower eye and through theupper-eye at the end of the second mentioned arm,` and from thencetrained through both of the grooved wheels on the first mentioned armand thereafter trained through the inner eye on the second mentionedarm, and having its end wound around and connected vto the handle.

3. A device for the purpose set forth, two metal members having one oftheir ends rounded toward each other and pivotally connected anddesigned to be arranged against the sides of a face of an animal, astaff providing the pivot for the members, a handle for the staff and arope secured to one of the members, arranged around the neck of theanimal, trained through both of themembers and secured to the handle.

At. A devicev'for the purpose set forth, comprising two jaw members,comprising each' a plate, that has its outer end rounded downwardly andformed with knuckles which interengage one with the other, a staffproviding a pivot for the knuckles, means binding the staff to one ofthe knuckles, means limiting the swinging of the jaws outwardly on thestaff, ahandle passing freely through the outer end of the staff, a'binding element for holding the handle ou the stuff. said jaws designedto ybe arranged against the sides of the face of au animal and therounded ends thereof adapted to be arranged beneath the mouth oftheanimaly a rope having1 one end secured to one of the jaws, trainedaround the under portion of the neck of the animal and from thence overthe top of the neck of the animal and likewise trained around the firstmentioned jaw and through the last mentioned jaw and said rope havingits end wound aroundthe handle rand the binding element between thestaff and handle.

ln, testimony whereof I affix my signature.

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